Places fangrebates Wants to Go

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.